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On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:50:58 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> On 2025-08-28, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:07:16 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
>>
>>> During Summer, when the Ground dried out, this transfer function
>>> sometimes didn't work so the Correcting Action was to get a Jug of
>>> water and go outside to the Earth spike and pour the Water on the
>>> spike and surrounding Ground.
>>
>> Pissing on the ground rod works too. More conductive.
> 
> I heard a story (possibly an urban legend) about a dog that would bark
> before the telephone rang.  It turns out its leash was attached to a
> ground wire, and when it was dry the 90-volt pulses on the phone line
> would give him a shock that made him both bark and pee.  The urine
> enabled the phone circuit to complete and the call went through.

A friend had a rather strange consulting job. A carpet manufacturer that 
was going to incorporate a metallic fiber in the weave was interested in 
the odds of an incontinent family member, a faulty outlet, and the carpet 
all coming together.

I've had some strange clients but that one stood out.